Card holder



Lsraspal May 19, 1925o CARD HLnER Filed uay zo., .1924

- C. K. HARRIS WITNESS:

ATTORN EY line Patented May 19, 1925.

`UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES K. HARRIS. OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CARD HOLDER.

Application led May 20, 1824. Serial No. 714,718.

To all whom, it may concern.:

Be it k nown thwt I, I(,HARnns K. HARRIS, a

citizen of the United States, residing at New York city, in the county of New York and State of N ew York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Card Holders,

of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in card holders, .and has for rts primary object, the provision of a device adapted to receive a deck of strucrted playing cards, and so oonfthat only a singlel card may be withdrawn there-from at one time.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide a card holder for use in the playing of such games as pinochle wherein each player draws a single card play, and which from the deck after each card may be drawn in such manner that the opposing player-scannot see t-he underside ofthe same.

A fnrt tion of a a means when pl her object resides in the construcplaying card holder which includes for supporting the trump card aying games which require the trump card to be exposed.

A still further object is to provide a device of the type mentioned which is simple in construct ion, cheap of manufacture and highly ornamental in appearance.

With t hese and other objects in View, the

invention resides in certain novel construction and combination and arrangement of parts, the essential features of which are hereinafter fully described, are particularly pointed out in the appended claims, and are illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in

1 is a perspective view of my improved cardholder.

Figure Figure 3-3 Figure view on the line 4-4 of Referring more particularly tothe drawing, the reference numeral 10 designates my improved holder in its entirety and which includes accidente drawing ner yto a. casing 11, mounted upon a. relatively heavy base 12, which base prevents l movement of the device when a card from the holder in the manbe described. The casing 11 is open at its top as at 13 and at its front as at 14.

The to of the casing is bent to ginal pressed 1 form a. marange 15 against which the cards are n a, manner also to be explained,

'.i.' he sides of the casing at Ithe front tiwrcoi. are provided with inwardly bent cars It). the tops of which terminate a slight distance below the ends of the flange to provide slits or openings 17 of a thickness to permit :i single card to pass.

In Figures 1, 3 and plurality 0i: cards A arranged in stack for mation within Ithe casing, so that the top card is in horizontal alignment. with the sli-ts 17. The ears 16 also serve to prevent outward movement of the cards other than the. top card, thereby assuring that a player may only draw a single card at one drawing. In order to force the top card into reg istcr with the openings or slits, I provide a means 1S which includes a plate or follower 19. hinged at the rear of the casing as at 20. The pivot pin 21 of the hinge ex- 4 there is shown n tends the entire width of the casing and ref ceives two sets of coils 22 of a spring 23. The part 24 of the spring intermediate the coils extends forward beneath the plate, while the free ends of the spring abut the rear wall of the casing. It will be seen that the tension ofthe spring is greater when the plate is in a position nearest the 'bottom of the casing. but' suiiicient tension is always provided for holding the top card into register with' the slits. The front of the follower or plate is formed with finger pieces or manipulating elements 25 for permitting the follower to be manually depressed when cards into the holder.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that the cards are withdrawn from the casing by sliding the top card through the slits, and as the cards are ejected, the stack gradually becomes thinner. As the cards are drawn, the follower will force the next card against the flanges andit will be noted that the pressure exerted by the spring is always applied on the front end of the card by reason of the hinge plate or follower co-acting with the cards at this particular point. It is of course understood that the holder is built in such manner that the plate is never below the horizontal axis in Figures 1 and 2. One edge of the card is sli ped into the clip so that the same may e exposed to the view of the players.

lVhile I have specifically7 mentioned the holder for use in connection. with playing cards, it is to be understood that the size and design may be altered to accommodate tickets or other cards without departmg 1n any way from the spirit of the invention.

What is claimed as new is y l. A card holder comprising a casing having its front opened, flanges extendlng inwardly from the Walls of said casing, portions extending inwardly from the side walls of the casing at the open front and spaced from the flanges to form slits, and means for holding the top card of a plurality of cards in register with the slits, said means including a plate hingedly mounted at the rear of said casing, and a spring for forcing said plate toward said flanges.

2. A card holder comprising a casing having its front opened, flanges extending inwardly from the walls of said casing, portions extending inwardly `from the side walls of the casing at the open front and spaced from the flanges to form slits, and means for holding the top card of a plurality ol' cards in register with the slits, said means including a plate hingedly mounted at the rear of said casing, and a spring for forcing said plate toward said flanges, and means for supporting a card in exposed condition after being drawn fromI said casing.

3. A card holder comprising a casing formed with a slit at the front thereof, and means for holding the top card of a plu-v rality of cards in stack formation in register with the slity whereby only a single card may be withdrawn at one time, said means including a hinged plate, and a spring for forcing the free end of said plate into contact with the front edge of the stack of cards.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

CHARLES K. HARRIS. 

